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The private sector added 200,000 jobs in July, with small
businesses once again accounting for the lion's share of
employment, according to the ADP National Employment Report.

Small businesses, which ADP defines as those with on to 49
workers, added 82,000, or 41 percent of all the new payrolls. Of
those, the smallest -- ones with fewer than 20 employees -- added
the most, with 51,000.

Businesses with 50 to 499 workers added 60,000 jobs. Large
businesses, with 500 more more employees, added the remaining
57,000. Most were large organizations, with more than 1,000
employees, which accounted for 50,000 of the new positions,
according to ADP.

Small businesses have traditionally been the driving force in job
creation, as the economy has slowly added more positions
following the financial crisis and resulting recession. In the
latest report, it appeared the all sectors -- except for
manufacturing -- saw job gains, with the service sector
continuing to account for much of the job growth.

The 200,000 jobs added were above the 180,000 predicted by
economists. It was also above the 190,000 added in June.